The Opposite of Emo

by David Bradley

What's an Emo? Who cares? The word emo is a bit ambiguous, but it's usually used to describe or refer to the fashion, style, attitude or culture linked to so-called post-hardcore, at least that's what Wikipedia says about it. Emo can also describe emo music or a general emotional state (as in to "feel emo"). It is also, sometimes pejoratively, used to identify someone fitting a particular emo stereotype or category, or of being overly-emotional.

Could the people pictured below be the opposite of emo? In the name of anthropological science, you decide...if you can be bothered, but don't worry there is no comment form on this page so you won't need to raise your head. Just for the record two of these people are a couple, none of them were drinking in public illegally, and all of them apparently enjoy strawberries. Fair enough. If anyone of them were emo, I guess they'd be a bit worried about this page, but then again, would they be looking at pictures of happy people enjoying themselves in the first place?

All photos copyright David Bradley 2007